Our two Senators are Bob Corker and Lamar Alexander. Tennessee has 9 congressmen: Phil Roe, John j, Duncan, Chuck Fleischmann, Scott DesJarlais, Jim Cooper, Diane Black, Marsha Blackburn, Stephen Fincher, and Steve Cohen.The congressman for my district is Chuck Fleischmann.
2. Reserach the areas they champion and find one you support. What is it and why do you also support it?
I support Chuck Fleischmann's stance on the economy. Obviously, the economy isn't great right now. Most people have turned to the government to correct the problem, but Fleischmann believes that this is the wrong approach. He thinks that there should be less government involvement and more emphasis placed on helping and supporting entrepreneurs and small business owners. I also think the government is not able to pull the economy out of the rut it is in on its own. We need to start doing something to help ourselves.
3. Find an issue one of your Senators or Congressman champions that you disagree with. Why do you disagree?
I found that Bob Corker "supports the sanctity of marriage." I'm very pro gay marriage. I find that kind of conservative, closed-minded kind of thinking really off-putting. No one has the right to tell anyone they can't legally commit themselves to another person. The government has no place in our personal lives. I have not found one satisfactory reason to prevent two people from marrying. Gay or straight, it's not anyone's business. Least of all the government.
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